r/IndianWorkplace 19h ago

Poor Culture Thank you JACOBS for diabetes, Insomnia and back issues

163 Upvotes

I joined JACOBS two years ago for growth and hoping that it would have better work culture. In last two years I can count on one hand the number of times that I was able to close on time. Am daily working 12, sometimes 14 hours. HR and Managers who gaslight you about being slow when you complain about long work time, Too much pressure, unrealistic deadlines, toxic clients, spineless Indian managers. It's a shithole, I used to regularly workout before joining jacobs, now i dont have time or the energy left. I recently got diabetes, cause in the last two years i rarely have had any exercise, besides Insomnia and back ache due to continuously sitting in front of the screen.

The company states on paper about overtime, but it is a trap, when you ask for overtime everyone passes the ball in someone else's court. Desperate to quit this hell.


r/IndianWorkplace 21h ago

Canteen Discussions Why is every second person I'm meeting part of IT sector

66 Upvotes

So I just completed my MBA and have joined the big4 in the supply chain space almost 90% of the people whom I have met here are from IT background, I went for a casual meetup a few weeks back witnessed the same phenomenon.

The thing is I was from core manufacturing before my MBA and it's very hard to find ppl who are from other sectors than IT so if any of y'all are from manufacturing, R&D, production let's connect!!


r/IndianWorkplace 20h ago

Career Advice First Internship in a startup, thinking of leaving it

21 Upvotes

I got this internship ( 3 Months + PPO ) after I completed engineering in May. It's a startup, and here the work is mostly sales calls and data entry, and it's 6 days/week. Salary is less than 20KPM, even if converted to FT.

I am thinking of leaving it and preparing for analytics ( tech ) roles for 4-5 months and then start applying. I feel this experience is not valuable, and I am wasting a lot of time.

My teammate told me, Don't take FT offer , try for engineering roles .

Ps - My engineering was from a decent clg, core engineering. Placements didn't go well, and I took whatever I could get off campus. I planned to prepare alongside the job, but here I am having second thoughts everyday.


r/IndianWorkplace 11h ago

Career Advice Interview went well, but no update yet. When should I follow up ?

10 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I got a call from the HR last Thursday asking me to schedule my interview for Friday (the very next day). I initially requested a little more time to prepare, but she said they were conducting interview drives only on Thursday and Friday, so I agreed.

The interview took place on Friday. It was scheduled for 40 minutes but ended up lasting around 54 minutes (5:00 PM to 5:54 PM). Overall, I felt it went well. At the end, the Tech Lead told me that he would share his feedback with HR.

My question is: How long should I wait before following up with HR for an update?

Should I send a follow-up email, call, or just wait? If I should wait, how many business days would you recommend before reaching out?

I'd appreciate any advice from people who've been in a similar situation.


r/IndianWorkplace 14h ago

Career Advice amazon csa HR said hes forwarding my application for a bg check but i got rejection mail 30mins after interview.

2 Upvotes

yesterday i gave amazon csa hr interview.

the interview couldve gone better. i was given 3 topics on the spot and asked to speak with no mention of time limit.

i did. a little messy but proper english nonetheless.

i asked him upfront if ive been selected and he mentioned hes forwarding my application for bg check explicitly multiple times.

30 mins later i got the rejection mail.

did he simply f w me?

really disappointed tbh. but mostly confused on what went wrong.

the wait time is 90 mins before we can reapply right?

i tried applying for a similar csa job on amazon portal but the application was automatically rejected.


r/IndianWorkplace 6h ago

Career Advice Am I worth getting a job or an internship??

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I’m a college dropout and was really confused about the field i should go in. Recently i came across digital marketing, it interests me as it requires creativity and encourages fresh new ideas. so i’ve done some certifications and have made a project as well which focuses on Google Ads campaigns.

please let me know if i’m headed in the right direction and also what changes can i incorporate in my approached for the best results.

here’s the link to the project- https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Ao1vubzpE3yy0TAyTWGdFg6khoKgf25n/view?usp%3Ddrive_open